SpaceRef - Exploration and Missions - Robotic Missions - Planetary Science

SpaceRef - Exploration and Missions - Robotic Missions - Planetary Science - Vega

Vega 1 - Soviet mission to Venus and Comet Halley - This spacecraft mission combined a Venus swingby and a Comet Halley flyby. After carrying Venus entry probes to the vicinity of Venus (arrival and deployment of probes were scheduled for June 11-15, 1985), the spacecraft was retargetted using Venus gravity field assistance to intercept Comet Halley in March 1986. NASA GSFC's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)

Vega 2 - Soviet mission to Venus and Comet Halley - This spacecraft mission combined a Venus swingby and a Comet Halley flyby. After carrying Venus entry probes to the vicinity of Venus (arrival and deployment of probes were scheduled for June 11-15, 1985), the spacecraft was retargetted using Venus gravity field assistance to intercept Comet Halley in March 1986. NASA GSFC's National Space Science Data Center (NSSDC)